Knox County Board of Education approves the county’s second public charter school

Knox County School Board Member Susan Horn (District 5) provided the tie breaking vote at Thursday’s special called meeting to

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Metro Nashville Public Schools denies three high quality public charter school applications including one by a former student

Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education said no to three proposed schools Tuesday night, including one by a former

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Knox County School Board Member makes insensitive comments towards a student and his immigrant family during unusual meeting

By any standard, the Knox County Board of Education’s April 6 meeting was unusual. Board member Susan Horn (District 5)

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Brenda Jones hopes to be the first Nashville public school graduate to open a public charter school

Brenda Jones has a personal reason behind her mission to establish a new public charter school in Nashville. In a

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House includes paycheck protection in legislation to raise teacher salaries after initially voting against it

In a surprising move, members of the Tennessee House re-included the paycheck protection provision of legislation to raise teacher salaries

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Senate passes changes to Third-Grade Retention Law despite Democratic opposition

Tennessee Senators passed legislation on a partisan 26 to 4 vote Tuesday to reduce the number of children held back

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Legislator Profile: Representative Tim Hicks brings a different perspective to champion struggling students

Representative Tim Hicks took a different path than most to the state capitol in Nashville. The Washington County Republican lawmaker

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Department of Education encourages parents and teachers to utilize resources ahead of annual state testing

The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is promoting tools for families and educators to use to help prepare students for

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High-quality public charter school breaks ground in West Nashville

Amber Green had a few specific characteristics in mind when she began looking for an elementary school for her son

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House subcommittee advances Governor Lee’s legislation to raise teacher salaries

The House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee advanced Governor Bill Lee’s legislation to raise teacher salaries without debate or even

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